Debbie Loren Dunn is an author of nonfiction books for children and young adults based in Texas. She graduated with a degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin and worked in the computer industry for twenty years specializing in databases and data mining. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and loves true stories about people doing amazing things—especially when others have told them they can’t, or they shouldn’t. Debbie’s volunteer work includes having served as a Board Trustee of VCFA, a Board member of The Writer’s League of Texas, and Regional Advisor for SCBWI Austin Chapter. She also served on the Board of the ARC—Texas Disability Services and on the Board for the Central Texas Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.